Have you had any woodworking training? Simply put No. Only what I learnt at school 35 years ago and what I have picked up on the inter-web google youtube machine thing. Though I was a builder for a while after I left the Navy.

How long have you been woodworking?
When my partner and I bought our first house in easter 2011, I bought the compound mitre saw to do a few odd jobs around the place. In this short time it has just developed and has spiraled out of control since then. But I always use to tinker.

Were you really a builder?
Yes, but I was not a trade cert or a fully qualified builder but only a trade hand. This was back in 1992 after I left the RNZN. Though I know a few tricks from this. Building a house is not doing fine woodworking/joinery/cabinet/furniture making they are a completely different skills although it helped.

With the building experience though, I must admit has helped on a various other projects.

You have mentioned you were in the armed forces, what service were you in?I was in the Royal New Zealand Navy as RADAR Plotter or "RP" as know buy any ex pussers (Navy). I was in for 7 odd years or so, I left around 1992 and became a builder and then a grahic artist, now a plastic fabricator as mentioned above.

I have travelled and seen many parts of the world, and enjoyed every moment of it.

What is this site about?
Well it can be about anything you want it to be. It is not here to be instructional as such, but if you learn something from it or get inspiration from it great let us know. It's really just a blog. I get inspiration from the web this is my way of hoping maybe to inspire others.

Are you ever going to do any instructional videos?
I have started uploading the odd video to our youtube channel. However I simply do not have time to do one every week or any particular time frame etc. I wouldn't call them education but more to be inspirational and entertainment. Our Youtube channel can be found here.

Being a New Zealander and most views for woodworking on youtube coming from the US... hope you are able to understand my kiwi accent... lol

Who is this site for?Anyone who wants to read and view it really and get inspired by it. If it gives you inspiration (which is what it is all about) great, then it is done its job. Let me know if it does this for you?

Who pays for your site and hosting etc? At present site maintenance and building of the site, hosting and domain name come out of my own pocket. There are no sponsers. I do not do this as a job or as an income but rather a hobby.

I like what you are doing here, how can I support your site?
Well
first off, thank you. Since I don't have any products to sell to support this site, the best way is to spread the word, like and post this site to social media sites or link to it on your site (if you have one) I am not a big fan of asking for likes and links but really that is the best way at present.

Do you do all your projects by yourself?No, many of the bigger projects, like the coffin, speakers, and bed end trunk have been a joint effort with Hayd3n. Most of the smaller projects yes I do I my own. I enjoy working with others, and as well sometimes working on my own. However since I started youtube... yes I am the only one game enough to be on camera.

What got you started into woodworking?
Well for a long time I lived in a inner city flat and had no where to tinker on anything, no garage or basement. When we bought our house it needed a few things to be done. So I bought a few tools... and well now you are here, reading my blog and viewing my youtube channel.

Do you plan your wood work projects?
No not really most are off the cuff and made up as I go along. Though I may have a basic idea what we are after. The Outdoor bar is a perfect example of off the cuff design.

What are your favorite projects you have done?
Four that I can name, I actually enjoyed the head board and the 3d NZ Flag. Other bigger projects that were done with a friend Hayd3n, Coffin, Speakers & blanket box have all been fun and turned out great.

Which Tools Should I Buy? I can not really answer that question, as woodworking is such a varied hobby. Do you want to turn wood, do scroll sawing, furniture making. You first need to decide what you want to make. From there start to buy the basic tools you need to do this.

Also are you wanting to learn the art of hand tools or are you going to want power tools. You also have to think where you are going have your shop and the limitations of space etc.

example;
If you just wanted to do scroll saw or fret work then choose your scroll saw, maybe a small drill press and maybe a small mouse sander etc..

But if you are wanting to make furniture then well that is a whole different kettle of fish.

Can I copy one of your projects?
Go for it, I don't see why not, just remember I borrowed some ideas off other people, (example the heart tray) and some ideas are my own like the cribbage board. The idea of this site is to inspire others to go and make something...

Where are all your projects now?
Interesting question, many are given away as gifts and some were built or made by request, and others are still in use around the house and of course the DIY projects were built for a purpose and are still exactly where I built them.... Most projects are made out of needing them or made for a purpose.

How often will you produce a video?
I am doing this purely for fun and to share some info to give back to the community. I have no intention as of yet to do this full time. So it means I have a full time job and other hobbies. The video's will be done when I have time, money energy and a project that will make a good(ish) video. But I am hoping on average every couple of weeks have a video.

Why do you always wear a bandana?
It is a carry over from work to be honest. I work as a plastic fabricator and sometimes it can get very very dusty, so I wear the bandana to keep the dust out of my hair.

Do you subscribe to every woodworking channel?
Simple answer is no. For a start there are way to many channels out there. Also I simply don't want to flood my youtube feed and miss stuff because I am subscribe to all. And finally if I watch all then I would never get into my shop..

Why is your logo always on the video?The main reason is to water mark the video to help fight any free booting of video's which happens a lot on youtube. You may start seeing the logo else where on the through out the shop as well.

Free booting is where a creator like myself uploads a video to somewhere like youtube for you to watch... so far sounds good. However some one then comes along and downloads the video, edits it so that you don't see the actual creator cuts out any intro and outro, re edits again with their intro and outro and re-uploads to their channel or other media like Facebook and makes it look like their creation. Some of these videos have gone viral and made a bit of money and the original creator of the project and video gets nothing.

So the logo watermark makes it harder to free boot. I may also put my logo of various things around the shop to help this as well. I means viewers can see that the video was made by ... in my case www.wackywoodworks.co.nz

Now I am a very small insignificant channel heck at the time of writing this I only have 200 subscribers but I have learnt from other channels and what has happened to them. I am not expecting any of my video's to be free booted, however one never knows. Hope for the best prepared for the worst.

What software do you use to make your site?
If you are meaning what "Content Management System" I use, then well, there basically is none. This site is all made and coded by me in Dreamweaver. It is not Wordpress, Drupal or Joomla or any other major CMS. So there is no theme, or database to hack or get corrupted. There is no admin to log in to, to change this or that. It does use some trick php coding to make some things easier though.

Why don't you list those woodwork plan list sites?
Most of those plans are either stolen or the original owner of the plan does not know that the are being listed. Some of the sites are genuine however, a lot are actually scams with stolen plans. So better to be safe than sorry of accidentally listing one that is a scam I decided to not list any of them.

Why do you have adverts on your site?The only adverts should be Google Adsense adverts on the lower left menu. There should not be any pop ups or pop unders etc. I am hoping that these adverts will create a little bit of cash flow to help me cover the costs of the host and domain name of the site. I am not expecting there to be much return at all to be honest, but anything helps.

Need a logo?
Need a logo designed or a small website, flyers, booklets, or any graphic artistry design.

Disclaimer: Any video or tutorial are intended for entertainment and inspiration purpose only and not educational. Woodworking and power tools can be dangerous. I may use a tool in a certain way, does NOT mean you should. Always seek professional advice or training and please read any manual before using any power tool. If you have any uncertainty before performing any woodworking procedure, stop and learn a safer alternative method. Do not attempt anything simply because you saw it via wackywoodworks.co.nz. I do not accept any responsibility for any injuries you may incur from replication of what you see in these videos.